The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-08-11

auspices of the Helen Chalmers Literar,
Association. The court room was
scene of brilliant decoration. The booth,
were presided over by young ladies il
various national costumes. The attend
ance was particularly large, as the affai,
was given for the benefit Of Spartan.
burg's favorites, the Morgan Rifles. The
flag drill was executed by the following
young ladies' as sponsors for the com.
panies: Sumter Guards, Miss Ernestine
Helnitsh; Fort Motto Guards, Miss
kelna Allen; Morgan Rifles, Miss Nellie
Eiford; Butler Guards, Miss Fannie
Blake; Greenvillo Guards, Miss FL. EN-
erson; Manning Guards, Miss Clarice
Cotton; Edisto Rifles, Miss Mildred
thompson; Laurens Guards, Miss Carrie
McMakin; Newberry Rifles, Miss Helen
McMakin; Richland Volunteers, Miss
Bessie Means; North Carolina troops,
Miss Sadly Hardy; South Carolina, Miss
Helen Russell; Georgia, Miss e. b.
Chase. The flag com pany was under
command of Capt. Il. Bacon, the uniform
being blue skirt and body with whito
trimmings, and black felt hats with
black plumes. The evolutions of their
gallant military sisters were largely
cheered by the various companies pres
ent.
1t is estimated with every show of rea-
son that fully 10000 people passed
through the streets of the Farmers CITY
on Thursday. Certainly there appears
to be no limit to the energy displayed
by the farming classes in the ondeavor
to at least visit tho Encampmcnt. There
arc instances of men, women and chill
dren who walked from fifteen to twenty
miles during the night to reach the city.
Taking the Encampment all in ALL it is
something novel in South Carolina, and
some of the old men say that it has been
tho first time in tGis State that success
tul effort has been made to attract and
hold together for such length of time
SO many thousands Of the farming class
There is, indeed, no telling how long
the multitudes will remain in camp, for
they have come well provided for any
emergency. The woods around the city
ere alive with men, women and children,
some of them having found acc 0mmoda-
lions III the wagons and others sleeping
out under the open sky, which for the
past two days has been Particularly
favorable.
TIE LAST DAYS.
AS to the character of the crowd it is
posslblythe most motley that has ever
come together in South Carolina. All
classes arc represented and the visitor
can SEQ almost everybody from the
Governor of the State to the bootblack
from the ncighboring rival city. The
plain country girl and the bellies of
Gaftney City, Laurens, Union, Spartan
burg, Greenville and other centres of
fashion arc to be found indiscriminatcly
mixed in tho crush at the art gallery, or
III the pavilion, or in the State building
rooms, or III the inter State booth of the
Women's Christian Temperance Union,
where iced waters and tracts are dis
pensed with equal liborality. This booth
structures on the grounds and was erect
ed under the direction of Mrs. w. X.
Blake, the president Of the local union.
The morning session began at 10
o'clock, President Duncan in the chair.
This day had been devoted to the exer-
cises of the State Agricultural and Me-
chanical Society. The president invited
all tho farmers to visit the fair next fall
An instructive essay was read by Mr..
John il. Townsend, the we'll known stock
ralscrand cotton planter of Edisto island,
on the future of the sea islands. a great
many OF the points made were all of q
revelation to the up-country farmers.
The next address was by Mr.. T.. r..
StackhOuse, Of Marion, on experiments
with the cotton plant. The deduction
beng that the farmer who makes living
at home, and makes cotton II surplus
crop, is generally solid and safe.
Then came an interesting discussion of
the question whether it pays the farmer
to substitute cotton seed meal for his
cotton seed as fertilizer. Among the
speakers were Chancellor Johnson, of
Marion, Alcssrs. M. i. Donaldson, of
Grecnvlllc, Holleyman, of Orangeburg,
and W. jennings, of Berkeley, who
maintained the negative of the question.
The affirmative was sunsuccessfully argued
by MIR. Petcrkin, Of Orangeburg.
Ihls Inauguration Of general debate
has been looked upon by the promoters
of the enterprise here as tho beginning
of the practical school work and education
OF the farmer, and will be developed with
wonderful results at future encampments.
Col. w. ID. Evans, Of Marlboro, read q
paper on the duty of the farmer as cit
izen and as a legislator. Mr.. ID. X.
Norris, of Anderson, discussed in very
able paper the necessity Of diversified
agriculture. Experiments with the corn
plant, by Mr.. b. f. Perry, of Greenvillo,
contained many suggestive points and
broug lit about another experience meet
ing, the dcbaters being Capt. G. Petty,
of Spartanburg, Messrs. G. Dixon and
a. McBeo, of Greonville, G. Turner, of
SIpartanburg, and II. Il. Hawloy, of Dar-
llngton. The session closed with an
excellent and humorous speech by Col.
y. G. Mclissick, of Union.
Friday was Governors day." The
opening address being made by Gov.
Richardson. Among the other addresses
was one on the subject of signal service
in its bearings on agriculture, by Capt.
r.. Graham, of the Q. S. Signal service.
Camp was broken and the military
companies returned home Saturday.
story Of n Snake and a Pig.